The story is told of a Greek King called Augeas who was reputed to own more livestock than anyone else.
Each night, his immense flock would be herded into stables that grew very dirty with time as they were never cleaned. To rid them of the choking filth, the Greek hero Heracles had to divert a river through them.
The phrase Augean Stables has since then been used to refer to places teeming with dirt and corruption. Until recently, Kenya’s land registries would have easily qualified for…
